Serot (Hebrew: שְׂדֵרוֹת, Arabic: سديروت) is a city in the western Negev, in the South District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2006 the city had a total population of 19,800. The city has been an ongoing target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. In March 2008, the mayor said the population had declined by 10%-15% as families left the city in desperation (Aid organizations say the figure is closer to 25%.) Many of the families that remain cannot afford to move out or are unable to sell their homes.